First Lady Hillary Clinton announced her Senate candidacy today.

"Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I will be a United States Senator in 2001," exclaimed Clinton to the awed onlookers. "If I don't win in New York, maybe I'll win in Arkansas... or Michigan... or North Dakota. Maybe I'll win in more than one state. That would be fun!"

Pollsters immediately started gauging public reaction to the announcement. Clinton still holds a favorable rating in New York, and today's polls show that Clinton may win against incumbant senators in many states on name recognition alone.

"We've found that many people do not even know who their senators are," explained pollster Howard Cube. "In fact, many people do not even realize that they have two senators in their state. Nearly all of the people polled knew who Hillary Clinton was and had a favorable impression. Only about 10% could name their senators, which is roughly equivalent to the number that could name their third grade math teacher."

When discussing her platform for the upcoming election, Clinton stated that "every state has its problems. If you elect me as a senator in your state, I will have someone on my staff personally find out what the problems are there and try to do something about them. I will even travel to your state personally at least once a year, weather permitting."

Clinton concluded, "America needs a new senator, and I am that person!"